Summer Organ Series at Basilica

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host its annual Summer Organ Recital Series starting July 3. The basilica is at 400 Michigan Ave. NE. All recitals are at 6 pm.

July 3 -- Andrew Vu
July 10 -- Dr. Peter Latona
July 17 -- Thomas Sheehan
July 24 -- Dr. John A. Wolfe
July 31 -- Paul Hardy
Aug. 7 -- Nicholas Capozzoli
Aug. 14 -- Benjamin LaPrairie
Aug. 21 -- Monte Maxwell
Aug. 28 -- Lisa Mitchell Tyler

Music at Midday to resume in September

National City Christian Church's Friday organ series, Music at Midday, will start back up in September.

Organ Events 

Monday, July 4, 11 am: Washington National Cathedral organists Thomas Sheehan and George Fergus are joined by the Washington Symphonic Brass for a program of patriotic music. Free. Tickets are not required to attend this concert in-person. Registration is required to view this concert online. Registrants will be sent a link to view the concert on July 4. Register for online access here.

Tuesday, July 5, 7 pm: The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge (UK) sings at St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish, 6701 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, MD, presenting a program of organ and choral music from the Tudor period to the present day. $25 tickets at the door. Reception to follow.
 
July 17-21: Hymn Society of the United States and Canada annual conference at Catholic University. Click here for complete information or to register online. 

Aug. 23, 12:10 pm: Trumpeter Matthew Barker, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; organist Jinsun Cho, director of music, Church of the Epiphany; and violinist Alicia Barker will perform works by Petr Eben, John Williams and more at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Aug. 30, 12:10 pm: Organist John Wolfe, director of music at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, NY, will perform organ works by J.S. Bach, Olivier Messiaen and Nicolas de Grigny at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 pm: Cathedral Day Organ Recital at Washington National Cathedral presented by staff organist Thomas Sheehan.

Sept. 27, 12:10 pm: Organist Yeri So, Faith United Methodist Church, Rockville, MD, performs works by Bach, Max Reger and more at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Oct. 4, 12:10 pm: Washington Bach Consort presents the cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, preceded by organist Gregory Hooker playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540 at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Oct. 18, 12:10 pm: Organist Adam Detzner, minister of music at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Annandale VA, will play music by Bach, Sweelinck, Pärt and anonymous medieval and Renaissance composers at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Oct. 25, 12:10 pm: Trumpeter Chuck Seipp and organist Randall Sheets will perform pieces by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and more at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Nov. 1, 12:10 pm: Washington Bach Consort presents the cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80, preceded by an organ prelude performed by Christian Lane at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Nov. 8, 12:10 pm: Organist Matthew Steynor, director of music at St Alban’s Episcopal Church in DC, will perform  works by Bolcom, Dupré, Franck and Jongen at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Nov. 15, 12:10 pm: Organist Daniel Aune, who is on thefaculty at Peabody Institute, performs at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 pm: Thanksgiving recital at Washington National Cathedral by Alcee Chriss, university organist and artist-in-residence at Wesleyan University.

Nov. 22, 12:10 pm: Harpsichordist Patrick Merrill will perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Nov. 29. 12:10 pm: Organist Jinsun Cho, director of music at The Church of the Epiphany, will perform Advent and Christmas organ music at the church, 1317 G St. NW.

Dec. 6, 12:10 pm: Washington Bach Consort presents the cantata Christum, wir sollen loben Schon, BWV 121 at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Dec. 13, 12:10 pm: Epiphany Choir presents its Christmas Concert including Handel’s Dixit Dominus at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.

Sunday, Dec. 25, 1:30 pm: Washington National Cathedral organist Thomas Sheehan presents a program of festive Christmas music.

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, 2 pm: Celebrate President’s Day at Washington National Cathedral with Hans Uwe Hielscher, the former organist and carillonneur of Wiesbaden’s Marktkirche, in an afternoon of music that commemorates our nation’s history.

Sunday, April  9, 2023, 2 pm: Washington National Cathedral organist Thomas Sheehan celebrates the joy of Easter with a selection of uplifting music.

Sunday, May 28, 2023, 2 pm: A guest organist presents a Memorial Day recital at Washington National Cathedral.

Tuesday, July 4, 2023, 11 am: Independence Day concert at Washington National Cathedral.